Daily+Agendas+-+April+2013

=Daily Agendas -- April 2013=

[ 04.30.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "TKAM final reactions" -- Now that you've finished the book, what are your reactions? What did you like or dislike? What would you change? Explain your thoughts in detail.
 * Discuss TKAM essay notes in topic groups
 * PWT for TKAM essay
 * Homework: TKAM essay rough draft due Tuesday (05.07)

[ 04.29.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "EOC QOTD" -- Complete today's Daily Dose of EOC. Choose what you believe is the correct answer and explain your reasoning.
 * Mini-lesson: Using Quotations
 * Class edit one body paragraph from a volunteer's TKAM essay
 * Peer conferencing on TKAM essay so far
 * Homework: read TKAM ch. 31 and take notes

[ 04.26.2013 ]

 * First half of class:
 * Continue planning and/or drafting your essay as necessary
 * Continue working on your page of the Neuse River Anthology website ([|http://neuseriveranthology.weebly.com])
 * Second half of class: read TKAM ch. 28 and take notes in your essay organizer
 * Homework: read TKAM ch. 29-30 and take notes in your essay organizer

[ 04.25.2013 ]

 * First half of class:
 * Draft 1-2 paragraphs of your TKAM essay based on your outline
 * Continue working on your page of the Neuse River Anthology website ([])
 * Second half of class: read TKAM ch. 25-26 and take notes in your essay organizer
 * Homework: read TKAM ch. 27 and take notes in your essay organizer

[ 04.24.2013 ]

 * First half of class:
 * Begin completing essay outline -- thesis + 1-2 body paragraphs
 * Work on your page of the Neuse River Anthology website ([])
 * Second half of class: read TKAM ch. 23 and take notes in your essay organizer
 * Homework: read TKAM ch. 24 and take notes in your essay organizer

[ 04.23.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: review your notes on subject/verb agreement and parallelism before the quiz
 * QUIZ: subject/verb agreement and parallelism
 * Discuss using the TKAM essay outline
 * Discuss the Neuse River Anthology website
 * Homework: read TKAM ch. 23 and take notes in essay organizer

[ 04.18.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: review your notes on subject/verb agreement and parallelism before the quiz
 * QUIZ: subject/verb agreement and parallelism
 * Discuss Tom Robinson's testimony
 * Read TKAM ch. 20 and fill out the trial organizer
 * Homework: read TKAM ch. 21 and finish filling out the trial organizer

[ 04.17.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "Sentence corrections" -- Correct each sentence as needed. (Each sentence may or may not actually have something wrong with it.)
 * Either the fried oyster sandwich or shrimp pizza are the best choice for lunch at Crusty's Seafood Restaurant.
 * Mark looked under the bed, in the hamper, and he even searched his brother’s closet, but he could not find his favorite University of Florida T-shirt.
 * Review your notes on subject/verb agreement and parallelism with your neighbor -- make any necessary additions to your notes
 * Continue reading TKAM with yesterday's speakers; we will also need someone to play Mayella Ewell
 * Pause at pages 181 (Gilmer: "That's all for the time being") and 188 (Judge Taylor: "We'll take ten minutes") to fill in the examination and cross-examination for Mayella Ewell
 * Homework:
 * Read TKAM ch. 19 and continue adding to trial organizer
 * Quiz on subject/verb agreement and parallelism tomorrow

[ 04.16.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "Sentence corrections" -- Correct each sentence as instructed.
 * //Choose the correct form of the verb:// Neither of those students [has/have] a clue about the rules governing subject-verb agreement.
 * //Fix parallelism, if necessary:// Until the Weavers arrived home at 5 p.m., the clock ticked, the refrigerator hummed, and the dog snoring in the otherwise quiet house.
 * Read TKAM with open discussion; take notes on the trial of Tom Robinson
 * Homework:
 * Finish TKAM ch. 17 and continue adding to trial organizer
 * Quiz Thursday on subject/verb agreement and parallelism

[ 04.15.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "Sentence corrections" -- Correct each sentence as instructed.
 * //Choose the correct verb:// The shine on my hardwood floors [take / takes] abuse from the ragged toenails of Floyd, my dog.
 * //Fix parallelism, if necessary:// Celine looked behind the toilet, in the laundry basket, and checked under the bed, but she could not find Squeeze, her nine-foot albino python.
 * Mini-lesson: courtroom procedure
 * Read TKAM with open discussion
 * Homework:
 * Finish TKAM ch. 16 and take notes in your essay organizer
 * Email your completed Neuse River Anthology template to Mr. Smith (cec-ira.smith@student.cravencc.edu)

[ 04.12.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "EOC QOTD" -- Complete today's EOC question on the Daily Dose of EOC blog. (It's actually from April 9, but oh well.) Explain your answer in detail.
 * PWT: edit Neuse River Anthology submissions
 * Homework:
 * Read TKAM ch. 14 and 15; take notes in your essay organizer
 * Finish editing Neuse River Anthology submission (self + two peers)

[ 04.11.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "Sentence corrections" -- Complete all parts:
 * Correct the following sentences:
 * Barking dogs, kittens that were meowing, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.
 * During class, Samuel spent his time flirting with Brittney, he ate candy, and doodled on the assignment sheet.
 * Both sentences above have the same type of grammatical error. As best you can, describe this common problem.
 * Questions on subject/verb agreement?
 * Mini-lesson: parallelism
 * Discuss TKAM essay notes in topic groups
 * Continue reading TKAM
 * Homework:
 * Read TKAM ch. 13 and take notes in essay organizer
 * Neuse River Anthology edits (self + two peers) due Monday

[ 04.10.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "TKAM discussion questions" -- Write three open-ended discussion questions about what we've read in TKAM so far. What do you find interesting, puzzling, or even aggravating about the events of the novel? What do you want to know more about or hear others' opinions on?
 * Practice subject-verb agreement (Follow along with the handout.)
 * Discuss TKAM discussion questions and review need-to-knows
 * Homework:
 * Edited Neuse River Anthology submissions due Monday -- must be edited for grammar by yourself plus two peers
 * Read TKAM ch. 12 and take notes in essay organizer

[ 04.09.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "Sentence Corrections" -- Complete all parts:
 * Correct the following sentences:
 * Here are the fifty-dollar bill that I promised for pet sitting Bo-Bo, my Jack Russell terrier, this weekend.
 * Our dog Babe, together with her seven puppies, have chewed all the stuffing out of the sofa cushions.
 * Both sentences above have the same type of grammatical error. As best you can, describe this common problem.
 * Mini-lesson: subject-verb agreement
 * Discuss editing process for Neuse River Anthology
 * Read To Kill a Mockingbird
 * Homework:
 * Read TKAM ch. 11 and take notes in essay organizer
 * Neuse River Anthology final submission due tomorrow

[ 04.08.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: read //To Kill a Mockingbird// silently.
 * Mr. Smith's Poetry Out Loud recitation (finally)
 * Complete formative assessment survey
 * Discuss TKAM essay assignment -- choose topics and freewrite
 * Homework:
 * Read TKAM ch. 10 and take notes in the essay organizer found in "RWWS Student Documents" > "Organizers" (no bookmark necessary)
 * Neuse River Anthology final submissions due Wednesday